[QUOTE=Lisa S.H.;264445]It'd be totally easy for me to haul 30 pounds around town on that bike on moderate rolling terrain. But no way could I get 30 pounds of stuff up my hill and home with that bike and those gears. I can barely get my "body groceries" up that hill even with my super low gear bike.
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Good heavens, LisaSH....that Kona has a 26:32 low gear (~22 gear inches). What on earth is YOUR low gear on your Ramboullet that makes it easier to get up your hill vs. this (or are you just remarking on the weight of the bike)???

That said...someone at the LBS was talking about this bike, I think, on Sunday. He was commenting on a bike with an extra long back end, and I mentioned the Xtracycle that I've seen here (on TE), but he said "No." it was something different. I guess that something was this Kona. Neat.